Elliot G. Ryerson

Elliot G. "Gil" Ryerson, a former 72-year resident of Monroe, passed away on Sunday, September 27, 2009 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center, Fayetteville, NC at the age of 74.

Born in Tuxedo, NY on May 30, 1935, he was the son of the late William Ryerson and Gussie Compton Ryerson.

Gil is the retired owner of Pride Excavating Corporation of Tuxedo, NY. He is a former member of Lakeside Fire Company, former member of American Legion Post #488, Monroe and a former 23-year employee of Avon, Suffern, NY. Gil was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and served during the Korean War.